KISS lead singer condemns transgender procedures for minors: ‘A sad and dangerous fad’

WASHINGTON (TND) — Lead singer and co-founder of the legendary rock band KISS, Paul Stanley, released a short letter on social media over the weekend featuring choice words for those who support transgender procedures for minors.

Stanley called out those “normalizing and even encouraging” young children to participate “in a lifestyle” which Stanley insisted “confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though [sic] some sort of game.”

The issue of transgender procedures for minors has been a major point of contention between Republicans and Democrats, particularly as GOP-led states push back against the controversial practice.

While Republicans insist minors are too young to make informed decisions about these often irreversible treatments, Democrats insist not allowing them to do so deprives LGBTQ youth of ” life-saving, medically necessary” medical treatments.

Stanley’s comments Sunday aren’t the first time he has weighed in on politically contentious topics. The KISS rockstar spoke out against Kanye West following his antisemitic remarks, as well as against former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.